One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when to plant peas by checking out the USDA zone info for Fairview Heights.

Planting Calendar for Peas

Frost tolerance for peas:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant peas quite a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant peas in Fairview Heights is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your peas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Fairview Heights. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fairview Heights is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fairview Heights there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your peas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fairview Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Fairview Heights

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